Shows · State Fair
State Fair
Opened 1996
110 performances
Musical, Megamusical
The Frake family of Iowa prepares for the annual state fair. Father Abel is determined to win the blue ribbon for his prize hog, while mother Melissa hopes her mincemeat will take top honors. Their daughter Margy falls for a charming newspaper reporter, and son Wayne is smitten by a worldly singer in the fairgrounds band. Over the course of the fair, each family member discovers that life's sweetest prizes are not always the ones you set out to win.
- Music
- Richard Rodgers
- Lyrics
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Book
- Tom Briggs, Louis Mattioli
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 3 recordings
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
State Fair is a musical with a book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and music by Richard Rodgers. Phil Stong's original 1932 novel, State Fair, was first adapted for film in 1933 in a production starring Will Rogers. In 1945, the film was remade as a musical with original songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein. This was subsequently remade in 1962 as well as adapted into a made-for-television movie in 1976. The stage production closely follows the plot of its predecessors, providing a glimpse into the life of a farming family, the Frakes, and their three-day adventure at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in 1946. While parents Abel and Melissa are hoping to win a…
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